A cap on nitrogen emissions: a farmer's perspective

When: noon, Wednesday,January 19, 2011Where: 3201 Hart Hall,on the UC Davis campusFree and open to the public

A first-of-its-kind program set up four years ago around New Zealand's Lake Taupo puts a mandatory cap on agricultural nitrogen emissions. The program is targeting a 20% reduction in the amount of nitrogen leaching into the lake by 2018, through farmland conversion and nitrogen discharge trading.

How are farmers adjusting? Mike Barton, a beef farmer and trustee of the group involved in the implementation of the program, will share his thoughts.